Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill

Wow, has my opinion of Garbanzo has changed after the meal I had tonight. Taboulleh was not fresh and tasted off like the inside of a refrigerator, gyro meat was dry on one side like it’d been sitting out for a good while, the person who put the order together completely forgot the tzaziki as well as the pita, and finally… it wasn’t packed for travel, which I would expect of a to go order and the hummus got all over my chicken kebab and half the taboulleh. Garbanzo used to be a favorite place and I hadn’t eaten there in a couple of months due to an average experience, but tonight it was bad. I threw it away after a few bites.

It’s OK, the meat is a little dry and the salads and rice are mediocre. The ziziki sauce is really good but the portions are really small so order extra. Better Mediterranean food is close by

For a fast casual gyro, Garbanzo’s is pretty good. Everything was fresh. The gyro meat was tasty and the pita was delish. Sure traditional Greek places might be a tad better but those are sometimes harder to find. I will definitely be going back!

Usually at Garbanzos they just pile the food onto your plate making it difficult to eat the hummous and babaganoosh with your pita bread. They have a really conscientious kid working the line there who made all the difference by putting my plate together thoughtfully. Good employees make all the difference!

I love the fast casual trend. I had a chicken wrap with baba ganoush, tzatziki sauce, feta, and a variety of vegetables. It was soo good! It was better than I expected. The bread wrap was the perfect consistency. I couldn’t finish it all, but it is one of my new favorite restaurants.

Fast friendly staff that’s incredibly helpful! Food is delicious as well. Vegans love this place!

I came here and tried to construct a vegan meal. If you are super strict vegan, probably not the best place as there is some cross contamination. However, there are a lot of vegan options, and it’s not bad. Counter service, construct your own entrée kinda like Chipotle. They have this cool Pepsi machine, it’s almost as cool as the coke machine but unfortunately not quite as cool.

By far my favorite location in Colorado. The new manager Greg has made a huge difference there! The staff are always friendly and prompt. This is one of the few restaurant establishments I’ve been to where I can truly tell everyone loves what they do. Adam is always professional and the ladies there are insanely helpful. I would name everyone individually in this review if I could! Their new menu is easier to read and their new Gyro meat is AMAZING! Great place for lunch if you’re in the neighborhood. Well done guys!

Fast, healthy, delicious, inexpensive. Wish there were more options in LoDo/​Downtown that checked all those boxes!

I appreciate that the regional manager took the time to contact me about my experience. That’s good business.

Dinner for two for $ 15! Had a falafel plate, portioned well. Husband had gyro plate, which was a much smaller portion. Good tasting food for the price!

I hate fast food, and it is hard to give five stars to a fast food restaurant– but– GARBANZO earns it. This is a walk in, order in a line, and carry your food to your seat (or home) concept. I have eaten at this location dozens of times and NEVER had a problem or complaint!
The food is always fresh, hot, delicious. The place is always clean. The meals are actually healthy! I always get the plate with all the salads, falafel, dolmades, and hot sauce. YUM!
Great little restaurant.

So yummy! My first time here! I got the gyro! Someone told me it was started in Europe or something, but it didn’t matter, it was so good!

Fast food type serving bar — but very fresh, very friendly servers, large portions, highly recommended!

Love Garbanzo! Great food and this location has excellent service. Every time I come in here, which is a few times per month, they always are friendly and helpful.

I have the luxury of living right across the street from this place, in the 13-​story highrise. Consequently it’s disturbingly easy to meander across the 6 lanes of traffic heading across Colorado to what sits in my mind as «the healthier Chipotle».
They are losing money on me with their «take a survey, get a free side of falafel or a soda» — because I have yet to fail to bring back a survey. It’s been what, about a dozen sides of falafel now? Maybe 15? It’s crazy — but they keep taking my surveys, and they keep handing me falafel. On a meh day, I get 5 — on a good day, I get 7 or 8 — which is really cool and a complete «light meal», esp. with the awesome dipping sauces they have available. I love the chile, but the cilantro and mediterranean apricot vinagrette are really good too. Tzatziki’s the «fall-​back» sauce here if I’m feeling uninspired; you really can’t go wrong with it.
I usually get a «laffa» (read: chipotle-​sized burrito) stuffed with a lot of veggie choices, little to no rice, steak and/​or grilled portabello mushrooms. It ends up being $ 1 – 2 cheaper than at Chipotle and marginally healthier/​swimming less in caloric molten cheese goo. It also made my 3-​week stint at a super lo-​carb lifestyle very manageable; if you eat well, you don’t even really mind the carbs being gone (I usually got plates then, but 2 or 3 times burritos — noooooo rice!). My one gripe is that they did away with one of their best side dishes I felt: their grilled eggplant; citing lack of consistent quality with the produce as the reason they got rid of it. Ay, Dios mio — that was a tragedy.
I know a few of the servers their by name; and one of them always greets me if he sees me, even if it’s an over the shoulder glance at the opening doorway while they’re busy with lunch rush. I’m beginning to think I should apply to be Garbanzo’s «Jared» — one could do a lot worse shilling oneself out to corporate America. :)
If I didn’t frequent this place so often, it’d probably merit 4 stars — but because of the frequency, the consistently tasty fare, and the frequent visitor app which is available via smartphone (where you can rack up rewards), I’ve got no reason to deny that 5^th star. Plus the customer service here is pretty amazing — I’ve pounced on issues the few times they’ve happened (usually with the app), and always been recompensated or better. Good job guys — keep making S Denver healthier, 1 mouthful at a time.

I frequent other Garbanzo locations. But this time I was passing by Colorado blvd during lunch time and was happy to see a familiar name.
Unfortunately, I was disappointed this time. Everything tasted extremely salty, and red cabbage was super sour. Will never eat at this location again.

It’s a chain… a tasty chain, but still a chain.
The food here is generally fresh and tasty. The staff seem friendly and professional.
If you’re looking for something quick, fresh, and tasty, Garbanzo’s is a good place to try.

I had just dropped off my car at Discount Tires and realized that I hadn’t had lunch and was starting to get hangry. So I asked the salesperson where he’d suggest within walking distance and he said Garbanzo. I had never been to one, so I decided to give them a try.
I ordered Falafel in a pita and a side of Dolmas. I really enjoyed my sandwich, tasty falafel balls, hummus and tahini, I was also pleased to see they have Laffa and I will order it in that next time. However, I’ll skip the Dolmas next time. I found them mushy and flavorless.
I was pleasantly surprised by Garbanzo and will definitely return to one of their locations in the future when I need a quick, healthier meal!

I really like the fast casual healthy Mediterranean food concept that is Garbanzo. It’s not real authentic Mediterranean food, of course, but it’s certainly a different option from the usual salad, sandwich, taco or burger lunch or quick dinner.
There are many ways to build your entrée. You can do a plate, a pita (white or wheat), or something called a laffa, which I think is a wrap. Proteins options include chicken, steak, falafel, portobello mushroom, and hummus. You can then load up with vegetable salad, rice, tabbouleh, baba ghanoush, pickled eggplant, dolmas and/​or any combination of four different sauces/​dressings. You will most likely end up with a heavy portion of fresh and tasty food.
I guess my main complaint with this location is the parking lot. It’s narrow and crowded. They have also designated one space by the front door for pick up of online orders, which is great if you placed your order online but not so good if you just want to park and run in during the lunch rush. Once you get inside, the employees are friendly and helpful. They will offer you a sample of falafel right when you walk in and give you samples of any of the other items to try if you’re not sure what to get. All in all, Garbanzo is a great little neighborhood treat.